College Admissions and Graduation Policies
Regarding American Sign Language

A project by Jason E. Zinza, PhD

Utah

Institution Name

Survey Date

Contact Telephone Number

ASL Study Satisfies Admissions Requirements

Number of Years of ASL Study

ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements

Notes

Argosy University - Salt Lake City

9/21/2016

801.601.5000

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

No language requirement for graduation

Art Institute of Salt Lake City [closing in 2017]

9/16

801.601.4700

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Brigham Young University

6/28/2016

801.422.4104

Yes

2 years

Yes

Broadview University

6/28/2016

801.300.4300

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Columbia College - Salt Lake City

6/28/2016

801.281.6677

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Dixie State University

6/28/2016

435.652.7777

No language pre-requisite

N/A

No

B.A. students need to take 1 year of foreign language on campus - including ASL. B.S. students have no further foreign language requirement

Eagle Gate College

6/28/2016

801.333.7133

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

ITT Technical Institute - Salt Lake City [CLOSED IN 2016]

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Neumont University

6/28/2016

888.638.6668

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Southern Utah University

6/29/2016

435.586.7700

No language pre-requisite

N/A

No

Students must take at least 1 year of ASL on campus or take a placement exam showing acceptable proficiency. High school courses not counted unless the credits were dual enrollment for college credit.

Stevens-Henager College - Murray

6/28/2016

800.622.2640

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Stevens-Henager College - Orem

6/28/2016

800.622.2640

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Stevens-Henager College - West Haven

6/28/2016

800.622.2640

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

University of Phoenix - Clearfield

12/7/2016

801.825.1891

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

University of Phoenix - Salt Lake City

10/18/2016

801.506.4166

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

University of Utah - Salt Lake City

6/28/2016

801.581.7200

Yes

2 years

Yes

Utah State University - Logan

6/29/2016

435.797.1000

Yes

2 years

No

B.S. students do not need to take additional language. B.A. students are required to take at least 1 year. ASL is accepted by some majors. Students are asked to meet with their Academic Counselor who decides whether ASL fulfills requirements.

Utah Valley University

6/30/2016

801.863.4636

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Weber State University

6/29/2016

801.626.6000

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Western Governor's University

6/29/2016

866.225.5948

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Westminster College

6/30/2016

801.832.2200

No language pre-requisite

N/A

Yes

Understanding the Policies & Key Terms

Number of Years of ASL Study:

Institutions may require 1, 2, 3, or 4 years of ASL study at the high school level to satisfy the foreign / world language admissions requirements.

ASL Studies Satisfies Admissions Requirements:

Yes means taking ASL while in high school satisfies foreign / world language requirements for admission to the institution.

No means the institution does not accept ASL to satisfy foreign/world language requirements for admission to the institution.

No language pre-requisite means the institution does not require a high school student to study any foreign / world language in order to be granted admission.

ASL Satisfies Graduation Requirements:

Yesmeans taking ASL for the required number of years will satisfy graduation requirements. In most cases, this means the student does not need to take any further foreign / world language courses once admitted to the institution.

Nomeans the institution does not permit ASL courses taken in high school to satisfy graduation requirements. All students may need to take a specified amount of foreign / world language credits (such as one semester, or a full year-long course). EXCEPTIONS: 1) Some schools in this category will accept ASL taken in high school if it was for dual enrollment credit. 2) Some schools allow students to transfer college-level ASL credits taken at a different institution to fulfill graduation requirements. In these cases, information about the exceptions is provided in the Notes section.

Depends on Major means the institution has different policies regarding whether ASL taken in high school fulfills graduation requirements. Some degree programs leading to a B.A. degree may require taking additional foreign / world language courses, whereas those pursuing a B.S. degree will find taking ASL in high school fulfills the graduation requirements. Further information is provided in the Notes section of each institution’s policies profile.